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C-130s rapidly support Advisory Package, Afghan Army in Maimanah
Apr 03, 2018 - The C-130J Super Hercules of the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported NATO Resolute Support Expeditionary Advisory Package personnel and supplies in mid-March to Mainanah, Faryab Province, Afghanistan. [Read more...]
First all-female crew in combat focuses on flying not gender
Mar 30, 2018 - On September 26, 2005, six women assigned to the 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron under the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, made history and became the first all-female C-130 Hercules crew to fly in combat. More than a decade later, a few members of the group reflected on their experience. [Read more...]
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Youngstown launches 2018 aerial spray season at Utah range
Mar 23, 2018 - The 910th Airlift Wing launched its 2018 spray season March 5-16, 2018, at the Utah Test and Training Range (UTTR) near Hill AFB, Utah. The unit operates the Department of Defense’s (DOD) only large area fixed-wing aerial spray capability to control undesirable vegetation, disease-carrying insects, pest insects, and to disperse oil spills in large bodies of water. [Read more...]
Blue Angels look to acquire a former RAF C-130J for 'Fat Albert' duties
Mar 23, 2018 - The US government are in the process of acquiring a former C-130J from the Royal Air Force to replace the older KC-130T 'Fat Albert' for the USN's Blue Angels logistic support role. [Read more...]
LRAFB hosts C-130J Fly In
Mar 21, 2018 - More than 65 Airmen from six wings across the C-130J Super Hercules force trained to increase interoperability and operational effectiveness during a training exercise March 10, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. [Read more...]
Operation Snowbird
Mar 09, 2018 - U.S. Air Force airmen with the 109th Airlift Squadron and 133rd Airlift Wing participate in a training exercise in Yuma, Ariz., March 9, 2018. Operation Snowbird enhances the Wing’s ability to deploy, execute and sustain rapid global mobility around the world. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin delivers 400th C-130J
Feb 12, 2018 - Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on February 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force's Special Operations Command (AFSOC). [Read more...]
Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group awarded Swedish Air Force contract to support C-130 fleet
Feb 08, 2018 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has won the contract to support the Swedish Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft, by providing depth maintenance services. [Read more...]
UTC Aerospace Systems completes first C-130H Propeller upgrade for ANG
Feb 06, 2018 - UTC Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp., today announced that it recently completed the first of two contracted Lockheed Martin C-130H propeller upgrades for the Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing, based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. [Read more...]
Air National Guard hosts Open Skies flight
Feb 02, 2018 - The Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing hosted members of partner military forces for joint training flights over the United States at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, January 31 – February 2, 2018. [Read more...]
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